A friend of mine had surgery this week and I wanted to do something to help. A meal is often much appreciated so I decided I would make something that could be frozen but easily prepared when she and her family were ready to eat it. The challenging part about cooking a meal was that she doesn’t eat dairy or gluten! I’m not very familiar with these dietary restrictions so I made sure to run my recipe by her husband (who I work with) before settling on what I would prepare. After racking my brain (dairy was the hardest ingredient to eliminate for me!) I remembered a delicious chili one of my friends made at our baby shower in October. It was a chicken chili that was easy, delicious and easy to prepare.

This recipe makes so much, (8-10 servings) that I even had a little for myself. I added rice to it to make it more substantial (and let’s be honest, I need my carbs!).